Ciudad Constitución
History
The colonization of Valle de Santo Domingo (Valley of Santo Domingo) originated around 1940. A ranch called El Crucero ("The Crossroad") was settled in a crossroad. Because of this, people started to gather around it and the population started to grow. It quickly became a commercial hub and an obligatory travel stop for all the inhabitants of Valle de Santo Domingo, as well as for people going north or south on the peninsula. Then, it became known as Villa Constitución, and later, Ciudad Constitución. Even today, many locals still call it "El Crucero". Every 5 February the city becomes the state's capital for one day. Since 1996, the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Constitución serves as a higher education institution.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Ciudad Constitución (1981–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.7 (99.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
45.5 (113.9) |
45.8 (114.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
44.6 (112.3) |
42.9 (109.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
45.8 (114.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) |
4.8 (0.19) |
2.6 (0.10) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
15.6 (0.61) |
32.5 (1.28) |
30.0 (1.18) |
2.6 (0.10) |
11.1 (0.44) |
27.1 (1.07) |
140.6 (5.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239 | 233 | 275 | 287 | 320 | 326 | 308 | 292 | 266 | 281 | 242 | 227 | 3,296 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Ogimet (sun 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2020, the city had a total population of 43,805 inhabitants. It is the fourth-largest community in the state (behind La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, and San José del Cabo,. Ciudad Constitución is a small city which serves as a gateway to Magdalena Bay. It is also close to the Baja 1000 course.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33,948 | — |
| 2000 | 35,589 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 37,220 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 40,935 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 44,918 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 43,805 | −2.5% |
| — |
Economy
Ciudad Constitución's mainstay is the cultivation of wheat, chickpea, cotton, asparagus, citrus, and vegetables, among other crops. The city also has a dairy products processing plant (pasteurized milk, yogurt, fruit beverages): "Unión de Ejidos 20 de Noviembre". Ciudad Constitución has a few small hotels (Hotel El Conquistador, Hotel Conchita, Hotel Maribel, Hotel Ryal), supermarkets (Super Ley, Super Murillo), gas stations, travel agencies (Viajes Pedrín), etc. The Mexican long distance area code for the municipalities of Comondú and Loreto is 613. Internet access is possible in cybercafes through the city's downtown, as well as by dial-up access from regular landlines. Communication with remote areas of Valle de Santo Domingo, nearby islands, and other remote regions of the municipality of Comondú is mainly possible by means of a local AM radio station (XEVSD 1440 kHz).
Transportation
For air travel, the city is served by the Ciudad Constitución Airport, which is a small airfield where two regional airlines provide service to Los Mochis and Ciudad Obregón. The airport also handles air taxi service. The city's nearest major airports are located in Loreto (Loreto International Airport), La Paz (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) and San José del Cabo (Los Cabos International Airport). Small aircraft make use of local dirt runaways. Autotransportes Águila is a bus line which covers all the length of the Baja California Peninsula, mainly along Federal Highway 1 (also known as "Carretera Transpeninsular"), and has an office in Ciudad Constitución.
Notable people
- Rogelio Martínez Santillán, politician who served in the Congress of Baja California Sur
- Arturo de la Rosa Escalante, politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies
References
- ^ 2020 Comondú Census
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "CLIMAT summary for 76402: Ciudad Constitucion, B. C. S. (Mexico) – Section 2: Monthly Normals". CLIMAT monthly weather summaries. Ogimet. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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- ^ "Rinden homenaje al Profesor Rogelio Martínez Santillán" (in Spanish). Congress of Baja California Sur. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- 2010 census tables: INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
External links
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